Articles by Carly Smith

About Carly Smith

Carly is an unapologetically opinionated writer who enjoys long walks on the beach, gazing adoringly at breathtaking sunsets, and consuming all forms of unadulterated, stomach-churning, sweat-inducing horror — the bloodier the better. Hit her up on the Twitter she sometimes uses @snarlyjones.

If your internet tendencies at all reflect my own, you’ve probably noticed that Google has been serving ads for The Strangers: Prey At Night almost nonstop in anticipation of its quickly approaching March 9 release. […]

There were a lot of things to like about Netflix’s most recent horror release, The Ritual. What could have easily played out as it has in previous lost-hiker-voodoo-forest-horror films (read: The Blair Witch Project), David […]

This review contains spoilers. I just finished watching The Cloverfield Paradox, and here’s the thing: it’s not great. We all know the story of the film’s dramatic release, we were all surprised, etc.—let’s skip that […]

Insidious ended like most modern aspiring horror franchises often do: teasing a sequel. So after the film’s successful box office run, it was no surprise that the same writer/director team of Leigh Whannell and James […]

I just finished watching Insidious for the first time since its opening night in 2011. This time around—sitting on my couch with my pup instead of in a mildly uncomfortable theater filled with raucous teens—I […]

Annabelle: Creation is a very good movie. And I’m not just saying that because—hot take alert—I’m part of the small group of enlightened, transcendent folk who thought Annabelle was also a fine movie. In fact, […]

This is going to be a short one, pals, because I straight up loved this movie. Dearest Netflix, this is the ambitious, entertaining, ballsy content that I signed up for. Well done. From the opening […]

This review contains spoilers. In a few short months, one of my favorite horror franchises is turning 30 years old, and what an adventure these decades with Chucky have been. Don Mancini has faithfully penned […]